Bumper-mounting for motor-cars.



G. A. LYON. v BUMPER MOUNTING FOR MOTI- CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR'I?, i916.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.'

' UNTTED sTATns PATENT orrion.

. GEORGE ALBERT LYGN, 0F PHELADLPHI., PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNGB T0 LYON NONSK1D COMPANY, 0F PHILADELEHA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

PENNSYLVANIA, .A CORPORATIQN 0F BUMEPJ-MOUNTING' FOR MOTOR-CAES.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led March 17, 1916. Seriallfo.. 84,774.

' To all whom it may concern:

-frame preferably by utilization of means with which the car is already provided.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side view ot suiii'cient of the frame of a motor car, of the type referred to, to illustrate my improved bumper lmounting in connection therewith;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same without the mud guard; v

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line if-3, Fig. 1, showing a full. section of the mud guard;

Fig. 4 1s a perspective view of the bumper mounting device detached from the carA frame, and

Fig. 5 is a side view illustrating a modlication.

.1nv Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 10 represents one of the v side trames of a motor car and 11 a mud guard having at the bottom an inwardly projecting flange 12 which rests upon the top of the frame 10 and is held in contact therewith by means of a rod 13 secured to the inner side of the mud guard andl passing down through a boss 14 secured 10, this rod being threaded at the lower end for the reception of a nut whereby the rod l13 can be drawn down and the fiange of a l mud guard caused to press vertically upon the upper side of the frame.

In a car of this type the rearwardly extending member of the bumper bar cannot be secured to the frame 10 by means of clamps as 'inthe bumpers shown in my previous applicatipns..Seuial.NQS, 162,548 and l as'an attachment tor'the bumper, a plate 15 mounted at its forward end upon the transversebolt 16, through the to the outside of the frame the rear end of the medium o f which the 'forward end of the spring 17 1s hung upon the frame member 10 and said plate being mounted atits rearward PaftentedDeo.. 31, 1918.

end upon a transverse bolt 18 which asses' through a nut 19, screwed upon the ower end of the rod 13, said bolt being also adapted to a longitudinal slot 20 at the rea-r end of the plate so as to permit such slight 'ad- )ustment as may be necessary in the libting of the parts.

The plate 15 can thus be applied to the frame by the utilization of attaching means already in existence, namely the mud guard rod 13, and the spring supporting bolt 16. i.

The plate 15, preferably at a point about midway of the length of theffsame, is 1n, creased in depth so as to permit of the 'formation therein of openings for the'reception of transverse bolts 21 and 22 which also pass through openings in the bar 23 of the umper structure. The latter may be of any available type, for instance that shown in my applications before referre to.

In the bumper rearwardly extending attaching bar has a downwardly inclined .qrear end, hencevthe bolts 21 and 22 are separated from one an` other in the direction of said inclined end, so as to provide separated points of support for the bumper, and thus insure the rigid mounting of the ame.

As shown in Fig. 2, the plate 15 is supported at such a distance from the side of the frame 10 as to accommodate between the two the projecting head 24 of theA bolt 21, both y of the bolts 21 and 22 being provided at their outer ends with nuts 25'.

In the drawing, I haveshown the bolt holes in the plate15 as spaced apart both vertically and longitudinally in order-to accord with the downward inclination of therear end of the buii'er bar 23. Of course, if bar was bent vertically or shown in the drawing, the A,

extended horizontally the disposition ofthe bolt-holes would be modified accordingly,

hence their .disposition is unimportant except in so ar as they must be separated from one another in the direction of the attaching member of the bar, so as to provide at least two points of attachment in order to maintain thebumper bar' in rigid relationv to the supporting plate.

lthough 1 have heretofore described, and

prefer to use, as a means for mounting the bumper upon the car, a. Single plate l5 such single plate is not necessary to the/.broader embodiment of my invention. For instance two separate bars such as showin-,i respectively, at 15a anl l5 infFig. 55 may be employed with like result7 hencc the term plate as used in my claims is-to be interpreted broadly enough to cover such modified eonstructioi'i.

lr. claim:

l. ln automobile buti'ers, buffer supporting plates formed with attachingapertures adjacent their central. portions, transverse attaching bolts extending through said apertures to rigidly secure the cooperating butter attaching members against the corresponding fiat sides ot'isaid supporting plates', said supporting plates each being: formed with a hole at one end through which the transverse spring bolts at the front of the autoino-, bile frame members may extend to clamp the front ends of said supporting members to A 'the corresponding ends of the trame and slotted securing,v nutsy adapted to bescrewd upon the ends of projecting threaded members on each ,side ot' the' automobile traine and connecting bolts passing through said securing nuts and through apertures in the rear ends of said supporting plates to rigidly secure them between the slotted portions of said securing nuts. i

:2. In automobile buffers, butter supporting plates formed with attaching apertures, transverse attaching bolts extending through said apertures to rigidly secure the coperating buteratt'aching members against the correspondingtlat sides oi" said supporting plates, said supj'iorling plates each being formed with a hole through which the transverse spring bolts at the front ot the automobile trame mcuibcrs may extend to clamp said supporting members to the corresponding ends fot the frame and slotted securing nuts adapted to be screwed ,upon the depending yends of mud guard supporting rods on each side ot the automobile iframe and connecting bolts passing through said securing nuts and through apertures in the rear ends of said supporting plates to ligidly secure them between the slotted portionsl of .said securing nuts,

3. in automobile butl'crs, a buffer having sul'istantially (lat sided. attaching members formed witl :'ittathing apertures, butier supporting platos formed with corresponding attac. ing ap='u 'tures adjacent their central portions, transverse attaching' bolts extending through .said apertures to rigidly' secure said attaching membersl againsty the corresponding fiat sides ot said supporting plates, said supj'iorting plates cath being formed with a h'oleat one end through which the transverse spring holt.-` at tinl from ot the automobil(l llame menibers may extend to their cent-ral portions,

clamp the front ends of said supporting members to the corresponding automobile frame members and securing nuts adapted to be screwed upon the ends of projecting threaded members on ach-side of the automobile frame and connecting bolts passing through said securing nuts and through elongated apertures in the rear ends ot said supporting plates to rigidly secure them to the frame.

4:. ln automobile buffers, a butter having attaching members, bul'er supporting plates formed with attaching apertures adjacent their central portions, transverse attaching bolts extending through said apertures to rigidly secure said attaching members against' the corresponding sides of said supporting plates, said supporting plates each being formed with a hole at one end 4through which the transverse spring bolts at the front vof the automobile frame members may extend to clamp the front ends of said supporting members to the corresponding automobile frame members and securing nuts adapted to be screwed upon the ends of projecting threaded members on each side ot the automobile frame and secured to the rear ends of said siipporting plates to rigidly secure them to the frame.

5. ln automobile buffers, a butler having attaching members, buffer supporting plates formed with attaching apertures adjacent4 transverse attaching bolts extending through said apertures to rigidly secure said attaching members against the corresponding sides of said supporting plates, said supporting plates each being formed with a hole at one end through which bolts at the front of the automobile frame members may extend to clamp the .front ends of said supporting members to the corresponding automobile frame meinbers and connecting means cooperating with the rear ends ot said supporting plates to rigidly secure them to the frame.

tl. In automobile buffers, butl'er supporting plates formed with attaching means adjacent their centralA portions, coperating attaching means 'to rigidly secure buffer attaching members to said supporting plates, said supporting plates each being adapted to be secured adjacent one end to the automobile trame members and securing nuts adapted to be screwed upon the ends of projecting threaded members ou caclA side of thc automobile trame and connecting bolts lo sf ure said supporting plates to said securing nuts to rigidly `fasten them to the irame.

7. ln autoniobile buffers, bull'er supporting plates formed with'attaching means adjacent their central portions, coiiperating attaching means to rigidly secure buller attaching members against thi` corresponding sides of said supporting plates, said supporting plates each bengladapted to be Secured name to the specification, in the presence of :1t one end to the forw'a-I portlons oi the two subsorlbmg wltnesses.

automobile frame members and connecting --GEGRGE A? BFBT YON means cooperating; with the rear ends of said i J J v J 5 supporting plates to rgd}y secure them to YVtnesses:

the immo. KATE A. BEADLE,

ln testimony whereof have signed. my HAML'r-ON D. TURNER. 

